@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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20h ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Trump, the Democrats and the Courage to End a Failed War”
by Trita Parsi on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Trump owns this failed war, but if the Democrats help torpedo the MOU and war resumes, then they will co-own the next war”
https://open.substack.com/pub/tritaparsi/p/trump-the-democrats-and-the-courage
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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4d ago
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“India’s Hormuz Reckoning:
A Foreign Policy Shift Away From the US-Israeli Axis”
by M. K. Bhadrakumar in Savage Minds on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Make no mistake, the Modi government is squarely blaming the US for the attack on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, killing seven Indian sailors. Protests have been lodged with the US chargé d’affaires twice in 3 days, the second démarche being in a notably harsher tone despite the news trickling from the Persian Gulf region, Pakistan and the US that an MOU has been all but negotiated for signature, lifting the American naval blockade of Iranian ports”
https://open.substack.com/pub/savageminds/p/indias-hormuz-reckoning
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony #India #Modi
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Jun 09, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Iran Establishes Escalation Dominance with First-Ever Non-Retaliatory Strike on Israel”
by Simplicius in Simplicius’ Garden Of Knowledge on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Yesterday Iran struck Israel with ballistic missiles after Israel’s bombing of a Beirut neighborhood which had been a red line for Iran.
The attack was in some ways unprecedented, as it represented Iran preemptively striking Israel for the first time without Israel having struck Iran first”
https://open.substack.com/pub/simplicius76/p/iran-establishes-escalation-dominance
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Jun 09, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“What began with widespread opinions that Israel would emerge as the big winner of all this chaos has slowly transitioned to Israel looking increasingly vulnerable and impotent. Iran has cleansed itself of Mossad networks and Israel has already blown its shot at big ‘surprise’ intel ops that take years to plan and organize, with nothing left in the tank that can move the needle. Iran now gets politically stronger and more unified each day having weathered the dangerous opening ‘shock’ phase of US-Israel’s operations to take down the country.
Time is now on Iran’s side”
- Simplicius on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com @@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran
https://open.substack.com/pub/simplicius76/p/iran-establishes-escalation-dominance
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
in
palestine
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Jun 08, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“IRAN ARRESTS 6,500 ISRAELI AND U.S.-LINKED AGENTS AMID EXPANDING SPY CRACKDOWN”
by Robert Inlakesh in MintPress News
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
@iraq@mastodon.social
@palestinenews@gts.liberated.press
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
“As new revelations continue to break regarding US military losses during its war on Iran, Tehran has publicly announced the results of a widespread crackdown on agents working on behalf of foreign intelligence agencies. Thousands have been detained in the latest wave of arrests.
The Commander-in-Chief of Iran’s Law Enforcement Command (FARAJA), Ahmadreza Radan, announced earlier this week that the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus had arrested upwards of 6,500 agents since the beginning of the latest US-Israeli attacks; that the official described as ‘The Third War’”
https://www.mintpressnews.com/iran-inflicts-u-s-casualties-halts-talks-and-challenges-trumps-authority-in-the-gulf-2/290974/
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #Hegemony #Mossad #Arrests
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Jun 08, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“‘Operation Victory’: Iran Strikes Key Israeli Air Bases as Yemen Enters the Battle”
by Palestine Chronicle
@palestine@fedibird.com @Palestine@masto.ai @palestine@lemmy.ml @iran
“Key Developments:
- Iran announced Operation Victory, targeting the strategic Israeli air bases of Nevatim and Tel Nof.
- Iranian missile barrages struck central and southern Israel, triggering widespread alarms and reported damage.
- Yemen declared a complete maritime blockade against Israel in the Red Sea and announced missile strikes on Israeli targets”
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony #OperationVictory
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Jun 06, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“The New Phase: Iran Is No Longer Fighting for Survival. It Is Fighting for Dominance”
by Professor Robert Pape in Escalation Trap on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Iran does not appear to seek territorial conquest. Nor is it attempting to recreate a Persian empire.
The facts point to a different goal: Regional primacy.
In practical terms, that means becoming the state with the greatest influence over security, energy flows, and the political decisions of its neighbors”
https://open.substack.com/pub/escalationtrap/p/the-new-phase
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony #Escalation
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Jun 03, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Iran moved to change the US-Iran equation yesterday”
by Trita Parsi on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Whereas the US is comfortable with either a possible deal or a low-level exchange of fire, but not a return to full-scale war, Tehran is comfortable with a possible deal or a full-scale war, but not with a low-level exchange of fire that erodes Iran’s deterrence and allows for Trump’s ‘blockade of the blockade’ to become effective”
https://open.substack.com/pub/tritaparsi/p/iran-moved-to-change-the-us-iran
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Jun 03, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Trump’s Iranian Nightmare - Read by Eunice Wong”
by Chris Hedges in The Chris Hedges Report on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Trump’s catastrophic miscalculation in Iran and refusal to accept the inevitability of defeat is pushing us towards a global depression and ensuring the suffering and immiseration of millions”
https://open.substack.com/pub/chrishedges/p/trumps-iranian-nightmare-read-by
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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Jun 03, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Bombing While Talking”
by Professor Robert Pape in Escalations Trap on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“The 1991 Gulf War taught the world that America could control escalation.
The 2026 Iran War may become remembered as the conflict that taught the world that even overwhelming military superiority no longer guarantees political control.
That would not simply change the Middle East.
It would change the assumptions that have governed world politics since 1991”
https://open.substack.com/pub/escalationtrap/p/bombing-while-talking
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony #EscalationTrap
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 21, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Boxed into a Corner: Iran Has Outsmarted Trump Every Step of The Way”
by Robert Inlakesh in The Palestine Chronicle on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“US President Donald Trump has boxed himself into a corner that his ego will not allow him to get out of. Instead of Tehran surrendering, it is Washington that has to accept defeat, or risk dragging this regional conflict into a much wider and bloody war. The bottom line– Iran is better at wars of attrition”
https://open.substack.com/pub/palestinechronicle/p/boxed-into-a-corner-iran-has-outsmarted
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 16, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“How War Changed Iran’s National Consciousnes”
by Peiman Salehi in Savage Minds on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“The reality emerging inside the country today is not one of ideological uniformity. Iran remains socially diverse, politically contested and culturally dynamic. But the war appears to have accelerated the emergence of a broader national consensus around one central idea: that Iran’s future should be determined internally rather than imposed externally”
https://open.substack.com/pub/savageminds/p/how-war-changed-irans-national-consciousnes
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 14, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Hormuz: The beginning of the end of dominance”
By Mohammad Ibrahim in Al Mayadeen English
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“The clearest lesson from history remains constant: decline does not begin with defeat, but with a moment of doubt. In that moment, power does not collapse immediately, but begins to shift from a source of confidence to a subject of question. Hence, the Strait of Hormuz may become a pivotal point in reshaping the international system, where the decisive factor is no longer who is strongest, but who is perceived as likely to remain so”
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/blog/hormuz--the-beginning-of-the-end-of-dominance
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanityy #Hormuz #Empire #Decline #US #Sanctions #EconomicWarfare #Hegemony #Dominance #Multipolarity
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 10, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
Great article! Well worth a read & boost!
“The mortar of the mosaic”
by Nora Hoppe in Al Mayadeen English
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“An extraordinary mosaic is taking shape in Iran. A mosaic that takes on many different forms thanks to a mysterious mortar…”
[..]
“What matters here is not only military effectiveness but a valuable political side effect: by conferring responsibility to local commands, the state’s power sits closer to the people. Citizens become more active participants in national defence. And when people are more active in their country’s decisions, the state is stronger, the people more informed, and society more unified. That is a lesson worth attending to. That is, in fact, true democracy!”
https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/the-mortar-of-the-mosaic
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #MosaicDefence
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
in
palestine
·
May 07, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“US Project Freedom fell apart after 'backlash' from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait: Report”
by The Cradle News Desk
palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Saudi Arabia and Kuwait suspended US access to their military sites in opposition to Washington’s so-called Project Freedom, according to a 6 May report by NBC News.
‘Trump’s abrupt reversal on his plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after [Saudi Arabia] suspended the US military’s ability to use its bases and airspace to carry out the operation,’ two US officials told the US outlet.”
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #ProjectFreedom #SaudiArabia #Kuwait
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 07, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Saudi Arabia's $1tn wealth fund opens Shanghai office as China ties deepen”
by The Crash News Desk
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Saudi Arabia still conducts most deals in US dollars, but expanding financial ties with Beijing signal a broader effort to diversify trade and investment channels as China positions the yuan as a possible alternative in global energy markets.”
https://thecradle.co/articles/saudi-arabias-1tn-wealth-fund-opens-shanghai-office-as-china-ties-deepen
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #SaudiArabia #SovereignWealth
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 06, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“Israeli Paper Admits That The Mossad Astroturfed The January Riots In Iran”
by The Dissident on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
@BBC5Live@social.bbc
@BBCRadio4@social.bbc
@BBCNews@flipboard.com
@guardian@press.coop
@Independent@flipboard.com
@thetimes@press.coop
@newyorktimes@flipboard.com
@miamiherald@mastodon.social
“The Israeli paper Ynet put the final nail in the coffin of the CIA/Mossad narrative in Iran, admitting that the Israeli Mossad laid the groundwork for the violent riots that preceded the Israeli/American war, and which were presented in the mainstream media as organic peaceful protests”
https://open.substack.com/pub/the307/p/israeli-paper-admits-that-the-mossad
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Mossad #CIA #Astroturf #Riots
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 06, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
Excellent analysis! Well worth a read!
“Trump Escalates Military Threats in Hormuz as Iran Prepares for New Round of U.S.-Israeli Bombings and Assassinations”
by Jeremy Scahill in Drop Site News on Substack
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Iran believes Trump is likely to resume the war in failed quest to declare victory, a senior Iranian official told Drop Site”
https://open.substack.com/pub/dropsitenews/p/trump-iran-war-threats-hormuz-israel
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Oil
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 04, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“🚨🇨🇳 Strait of Malacca: World's Next Flashpoint After Hormuz?”
by New Rules on Telegram
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“The Strait of Hormuz has dominated global headlines since late February 2026 — but a strategically more consequential move is taking shape in Southeast Asia — one that fits a recognizable pattern of US strategic encirclement of China.
On April 13, 2026, Washington signed a Major Defense Cooperation Partnership (MDCP) with Indonesia, covering military modernisation, joint training, and maritime defense technologies. The US is also seeking expanded access to Indonesian airspace — a request Jakarta says is still under ‘careful review.’ But the framework is already in place”
Read more here: https://t.me/newrulesgeo/1922
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Malacca #Indonesia #SouthEastAsia #China
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
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May 04, 2026
GrumpyOldFart
@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social
I’m an elderly lefty, living in South West England who’s looking for a nice place in the fediverse where I can share/ learn/ politely disagree etc with others & (occasionally) vent my frustrations & concerns about the parlous state of the world that my grandkids are growing up in! When I’m not “doom scrolling” I enjoy gardening, bird watching, bread baking & being the best granddad I can be.
expressional.social
“🚨🛢⛽️ Everyone’s Watching Crude — But the Real Crisis Is Refining”
by New Rules on Telegram
@palestine@fedibird.com
@Palestine@masto.ai
@palestine@lemmy.ml
@iran
“Since the escalation of the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, crude supply disruptions have captured global attention. However, the increasing deficit in refined products — jet fuel, diesel, and gasoline — poses a potentially deeper and more enduring challenge”
Read more here; https://t.me/newrulesgeo/1925
#Press #SocialMedia #Iran #War #Trump #Israel #OperationEpsteinFury #OperationEpicMistake #RegimeChange #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Hormuz #Empire #Collapse #US #Refining #JetFuel #Diesel #Gasoline
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